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  • Sam felt "elated" when he found out he was going to Disney World.
    annoyed
    thrilled
    tired
    disappointed
  • During the winter, a tree's branches are "bare".
    has lots of fruit
    full of leaves
    a big animal
    empty
  • Mya was nervous for the first day of school. She was an "introvert", and her timidity made it hard for her to make new friends.
    class clown
    new student
    a shy person
    outsider
  • My pet rabbit is an "herbivore"; he never eats meat.
    only eats plants
    only eats fish
    only eats white meat
    only eats eggs
  • Wolves like to stay in their "Pack". They do not like to leave the group.
    group
    bag
    store
    box
  • The queen looked "regal" in her bejeweled crown and royal robes.
    silly
    beautiful
    scary
    majestic
  • Francesca was not "sentimental" about the old maple tree in the front yard. Although it had been important to her family to many generations, she had no trouble deciding to cut it down.
    tired
    happy
    emotional
    angry
  • The "counterfeit" money was not taken at the register.
    expensive
    blue
    fake
    super
  • It is "crucial" to win the game if we want to make it to the next round.
    important
    likely
    relaxing
    fun
  • We did not do a good job on our homework, so the teacher made us "redo" it.
    forget it
    do it again
    color it
    throw it away
  • The science fair needed "impartial" judges: they had to have no biases towards any of the contestants so that it would be fair.
    negative
    expert
    wealthy
    open-minded
  • I have a "slight" idea about how to solve that math problem, but I'm not sure.
    great
    no idea
    bright
    small
  • Sean blew out the candles on his 13th birthday cake, thinking about all the changes that would take place in the next "decade". He would graduate from high school before he knew it.
    ten years
    three years
    one year
    hundred years
  • We looked at the "atlas" to figure out where we were going.
    paper
    map
    sky
    phone
  • There was a long "hiatus" in the television broadcast. This pause was caused by technical problems.
    noise
    announcement
    break
    show
  • Mia was being very "antagonistic" towards her sister. She kept picking fights with her.
    silly
    kind
    helpful
    aggressive
  • Sometimes, my math homework is tedious, and I want to do something fun instead.
    fun
    hard
    easy
    boring
  • I didn't think the vase was plain at all! I thought it was quite "ornate".
    ugly
    boring
    yellow
    fancy
  • The "cruel" man broke into the house and stole the TV.
    mean
    nice
    smart
    angry
  • As Jamal ran towards the goal on the soccer field, he suddenly rolled his ankle and fell painfully to the ground. He "grimaced", clutching his ankle in pain.
    smiled
    walked
    laughed
    frowned
  • Tim was "irate" that they lost the game, but he took a deep breath and felt better.
    confused
    frustrated
    sad
    excited
  • Erica ran the Chicago Half Marathon and felt "lethargic" afterwards.
    hungry
    exhausted
    energetic
    strong
  • Dogs that have been abused and neglected are often "wary" around strangers. Eventually, however, they can learn to trust and love people again.
    trusting
    cautious
    sleepy
    friendly
  • Today in math, we learned to write the "numeral" 8.
    letter
    addition
    number
    math problem
  • Grandma Marie loved to "indulge" her grandchildren whenever she was watching them, giving them all the things they were never allowed to have, like soda and greasy food.
    starve
    spoil
    ignore
    humor